Boys' name · since 1955

Terreance

Terreance has 54 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,703 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 1955
1980s
peak decade

Terreance sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 1955.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terreance has been recorded 54 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1996.

  • #21,703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 1955
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terreance ranks #21,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,703 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 1955
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Terreance's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Terreance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Terreance splits its recorded history at 1987: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Terreance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
45678910 19551971197519821987198819901996 5

Terreance by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 44% of the file).

1980s was Terreance's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Terreance births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terreance?
Terreance has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,703 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 9 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
Where does Terreance sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Terreance ranks #21,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Terreance most popular?
Terreance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Terreance been used?
The SSA has tracked Terreance since 1955 -- 42 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Terreance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Terreance's data

  • Terreance's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Terreance

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Terreance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Terreance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.